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Mother of a 1-year-old shooting victim talks about daughter's recovery

After three toddlers were shot in a Harvey apartment complex, one mother worries her daughter may never recover.

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Updated: 10:52 AM CDT May 23, 2013

Mother of a 1-year-old shooting victim talks about daughter's recovery

After three toddlers were shot in a Harvey apartment complex, one mother worries her daughter may never recover.

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Updated: 10:52 AM CDT May 23, 2013

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WEBVTT CHILDREN AND GUN VIOLENCE.EXACTLY A MONTH AFTER THREETODDLERS WERE SHOT IN HARVEY, AONE YEAR OLD IS OUT OF THEHOSPITAL.BUT AS HER MOTHER SAYS, HER LIFEMAY NEVER BE THESAME.SHE WAS ONE OF THREE YOUNGCHILDREN WHO WERE SHOT AT ANAPARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE 23HUNDRED BLOCK OFLAPALCO BOULEVARD. WDSUREPORTER GINA SWANSON ISLIVE IN STUDIO WITH A LOOK ATTHEIR RECOVERY.IN THE LAST MONTH THERE HAVEBEEN SEVERALCHILDREN INJURED AS A RESULT OFGUNFIRE IN THEMETRO AREA. WE CAUGHT UP WITHTWO TODDLERS WHO ARE VICTIMS.INCLUDING ONE YEAR OLD JAYCEEHALL...WHO SUFFEREDSERIOUS INJURIES. WE HAVE TOWARN YOU SOME OF THEIMAGES OF THE INJURIES AREGRAPHIC AND MAY NOT BE SUITABLEFOR YOUNG CHILDREN.her flesh was wide open. THEYARE INJURIES NOCHILD SHOULD EXPERIENCE... BUTONE YEAR OLD JAYCEE HALL ANDHER SISTER ARE SURVIVORS. THEGIRLS AND ANOTHERTODDLER WERE HIT IN AN EARLYMORNING SHOOTING AT THISTHIS HARVEY APARTMENT COMPLEX AMONTH AGO. ABULLET WENT THROUGH LITTLEJAYCEE'S LEG AND SHATTERED HERBONES. she went through 7surgeries in a matter of threeweeks INCLUDING SKIN GRAPHS ANDRECONSTRUCTIVE PROCEDURES. BIGSISTER JAYLA ALSO SUFFEREDGRAZE WOUNDS TO HER FOOT ANDBACK.... SOME BULLETFRAGMENTS ARE STILL IN HER BODY.it's just hard to watch my childgo through that kind of pain.sleep we dont sleepMURSHEIKA HALL SAYS THE INJURIESGO FAR BEYOND THEPHYSICAL...HER TODDLERS HAVENIGHTMARES AND OTHER SIGNS OFTRAUMA. she's fighting in hersleep she like they are comingtoget us she started wetting thebed things she did not do beforeJEFFERSON PARISH DEPUTIESHAVE ARRESTED THESE 4 INCONNECTION TO THE SHOOTINGS...THAT ALSO LEFT TWO ADULTSINJURED. POLICE SAY THE GUNMENSPRAYED THE APARTMENT WITH APISTOL AND AN AK 47... THIS ISWHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN ONE OFTHE BULLETS GRAZES A SMALLCHILD. i said tell mommy whathappened...she said theyknocked on the door they saidthey were the police and openedthe door and just shot us maIN THE WEEKS SINCE THE SHOOTINGSRECOVERY HAS BEEN AN UPHILLBATTLE. it's been hell it'sunexplainableLITTLE JAYCEE NOW HAS THERAPYTHREE TIMES A WEEK.THIS CAST WILL BE ONINDEFINATELY AND WHILE HERFAMILY IS WORKING TO TAKE STEPSFORWARD...IT'S UNCLEAR IF LITTLEJAYCEE WILL BE ABLE TO TAKESTEPS ON HER OWN AGAIN.my baby was walking and being anormal baby at one year oldbefore this happend and theytook that abilityfrom her 3:46:51 for her to runaround and playTHE FAMILY SAYS HOSPITAL BILLSAND TREATMENT FOR LITTLEJAYCEE WILL EASILY END UP IN THESIX FIGURES. A FUND FORMEDICAL EXPENSES HAS BEEN SET UPAT CAPITAL ONEBANK ...IN THE NAME OF JAYCEESANIYE HALL.A DAY AFTER THE THREE TODDLERSWERE SHOT IN JEFFERSONPARISH, AN 8 YEAR OLD BOY WASCAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE OF ASHOOTING IN MID-CITY. AND ONMOTHER'S DAY TWO 10 YEAR OLDSWERE AMONG THE VICTIMS WHENGUNFIRE ERUPTED AT A SECOND LINEPARADE.IN WASHINGTON PARISH, A LONG

Mother of a 1-year-old shooting victim talks about daughter's recovery

After three toddlers were shot in a Harvey apartment complex, one mother worries her daughter may never recover.